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By Siphokazi Vuso 
1 hour ago
Cape Town – The Muslim Cemetery Board has stood firm following outrage over the R500 delay fine it charges for Janazah at the Mowbray Muslim Cemetery.
A video has gone viral on social media showing a burial supervisor being paid money at the cemetery gate to bury a body after the cemetery had been closed.
Community activist Armien Albertyn of the Shape political party said the cost was set to scam the poor.
“We as a community are deeply saddened by the video that was released in which our Muslim brothers had to pay R500 extra for being half an hour late, in these difficult times of confinement and Covid. Now they want to economically kill the poor. Also, where is the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) on this matter?
“One of the things we looked at was that employees like gravediggers must be paid overtime, which means that if they work overtime or on days when they are not supposed to work, then appropriate compensation must be awarded. to the staff.
“Just because a funeral comes 20 minutes later doesn’t mean we are charging for it. What it means is that staff members must be retained. If a funeral is delayed for 20 minutes, staff must stay for the burial and clean up along with preparing to leave. Obviously, we pay them, ”he said.
Another source said: “People are distraught. Mowbray Cemetery is a long-standing cemetery for the Muslim community. It is a quite historical cemetery for our people ”.
In a statement Wednesday, the MJC said that while it consulted and advised the Private Cemetery Boards, the pricing structures, hours of operation and decisions made by these boards were not under its control.
“The Mowbray Cemetery Board has indicated in the past that the community ignores their hours of operation. This carelessness and delay impact the gravediggers as they have established work schedules. These delays result in employees having to charge overtime. These costs, if any, are determined by the boards of directors of the respective cemeteries, ”said MJC Second Vice President Shaykh Riad Fataar.
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